8-Letter Words Starting With SC

Here's the list of all the 472 8-Letter Words Starting With SC in the English Language.

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schedule
1. a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to
2. an ordered list of times at which things are planned to occur
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scenario
1. an outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work)
2. a setting for a work of art or literature
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scanning
1. examine minutely or intensely
2. examine hastily
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scrutiny
1. the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
2. a prolonged intense look
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scalable
1. capable of being scaled; possible to scale
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scissors
1. an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades
2. a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze
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scouting
1. exploring in order to gain information
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scrabble
1. feel searchingly
2. write down quickly without much attention to detail
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scorpion
1. arachnid of warm dry regions having a long segmented tail ending in a venomous stinger
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scarcely
1. only a very short time before
2. almost not
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scrubbed
1. clean with hard rubbing
2. wash thoroughly
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scramble
1. to move hurriedly
2. climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
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sculptor
1. an artist who creates sculptures
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screener
1. a guard at an airport who checks passengers or their luggage at a security checkpoint
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scarcity
1. a small and inadequate amount
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screwing
1. slang for sexual intercourse
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sculpted
1. cut into a desired shape
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scaffold
1. provide with a scaffold for support
2. a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded)
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scrapped
1. dispose of (something useless or old)
2. have a disagreement over something
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scraping
1. (usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected
2. a harsh noise made by scraping
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scripted
1. written as for a film or play or broadcast
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schooner
1. a large beer glass
2. sailing vessel used in former times
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scarring
1. mark with a scar
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scrubber
1. a worker who uses a scrub brush to clean a surface (usually a floor or deck)
2. a brush with short stiff bristles for heavy cleaning
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scouring
1. moving over territory to search for something
2. the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
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scorched
1. dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
2. having everything destroyed so nothing is left salvageable by an enemy
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scribble
1. poor handwriting
2. an aimless drawing
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scathing
1. marked by harshly abusive criticism
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sciatica
1. neuralgia along the sciatic nerve
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scariest
1. provoking fear or terror
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scratchy
1. causing abrasion
2. easily irritated or annoyed
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scheming
1. acting with a specific goal
2. concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest
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scabbard
1. a sheath for a sword or dagger or bayonet
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screamer
1. someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice
2. a sensational newspaper headline
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scantily
1. in a skimpy manner
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schnapps
1. any of various strong liquors especially a Dutch spirit distilled from potatoes
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scimitar
1. a curved oriental saber; the edge is on the convex side of the blade
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scruples
1. motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
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schemata
1. an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world
2. a schematic or preliminary plan
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scolding
1. rebuking a person harshly
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scrapper
1. someone who fights (or is fighting)
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schizoid
1. characterized by symptoms similar to but less severe than schizophrenia
2. of or relating to or characteristic of schizophrenia
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8-Letter Words Starting With SC